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C8620 Environmental Analytical Chemistry - Organic Pollutants - laboratory course

Faculty of Science
autumn 2012

Extent and Intensity

0/0/3. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: graded credit.

Teacher(s)

doc. RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jiří Kohoutek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petr Kukučka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Petra Růžičková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jan Kuta (seminar tutor)
Ing. Anton Kočan, CSc. (seminar tutor)

Supervisor

prof. RNDr. Ivan Holoubek, CSc.
Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment (RECETOX) - Chemistry Section - Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment (RECETOX) - Chemistry Section - Faculty of Science

Prerequisites

Introductory course on Analytical Chemistry or an equivalent

Course Enrollment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

Fields of study the course is directly associated with

• Special Biology (programme PřF, B-EXB)
• Special Biology (programme PřF, B-EXB, specialization Ecotoxicology)

Course objectives

At the end of the course, students should be able to: - apply knowledge gained in the course of the Environmental analytical chemistry. - transfer the theory into the practical skills. - demonstrate major extraction, fractionation, separation and identification techniques suitable for determination of organic compounds in the environmental samples (air, water, soil). - explore the possibilities of various analytical instruments. - modify the methods to suit the range of environmental matrices and environmental pollutants. - develop the laboratory skills necessary for the routine work in the analytical laboratory. - understand the principles of good laboratory practice. To evaluate the quality of the analytical work. - interpret data gained from the analytical experiments.

Syllabus

• 1. Demonstration of the active high volume sampling method for collecting the samples of the gas-phase and particle-associated organic compounds in the atmosphere 2. Analysis of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the atmosphere (particles and gas) using the automatic solvent extraction and the gas chromatography coupled to the mass spectrometry (GC/MS) 3. Solid phase extraction (SPE) of organic pollutants from precipitation or surface water, determination of chlorinated phenols using the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) 4. Head-space analysis of the volatile organic compounds in the liquid samples using the gas chromatography (GC) 5. Ultrasound assisted solvent extraction of the soil samples and determination of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs: DDT, hexachlorocyclohexanes, hexachlorobenzene) using the gas chromatography coupled to the mass spectrometry (GC/MS)

Literature

• FIFIELD, F. W. and P. J. HAINES. Environmental Analytical Chemistry (Environmental Analytical Chemistry). (Eds.). London: Blackie Academic & Professional, 1995. ISBN 0-7514-0052-1. info
• SKOOG, Douglas A. and James J. LEARY. Principles of instrumental analysis. 4th ed. Fort Worth: Saunders College Publishing, 1992. xii, 700 s. ISBN 0-03-023343-7. info

Teaching methods

One-week block of the practical laboratory course.

Assessment methods

written test, protocols

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, autumn 2013.

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